The Chemins de fer de la Basse-Egypte built and operated a network of up to seven lines of metre-gauge () railway track in the area around Mansourah in Egypt.
The Chemins de Fer de la Basse-Egypte were founded on 26 January 1896 by the Belgian baron ÃÂdouard Empain (born 1852; died 1929) as a PLC.
The construction of the railway line was managed by the Belgian engineer Jean Jadot (1862âÂÂ1932). The main line connected Mansourah (on the Nile river) to Matarieh (on the far side of Lake Manzala from Port Said).
The turnover increased from ãE 26,199 in 1904, over ãE 29,872 in ã1905, E 32,122 in 1906 to ãE 36,740 in 1907. Subsequently, it decreased to ãE 35,760 in 1908 and ãE 35,184 in 1909.
In 1936, the company owned 22 locomotives, 94 coaches and 367 goods wagons.